As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.

As Fox News releases some of Trump’s worst polling ever, the writer of a piece on his unpopularity explains why his coalition is imploding—and why his only way out is massive cheating.

As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.

As Republicans seethe over Trump’s decision to elevate the weaker, more extreme Senate candidate in Texas, a Democratic operative who knows the state explains what the path to victory now looks like.

As Trump reaches a “settlement” with DOJ that hands $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to a fund he controls, a legal expert explains just how corrupt this truly is—and why it might backfire for the GOP.

As Trump’s tirade reveals too much, a political scientist explains how his pathologies badly undermine him on the global stage—and why his failures abroad are producing worsening autocracy at home.

As Trump breaks new disapproval records amid fresh GOP panic, the author of a piece on his travails explains how unchecked corruption and soaring gas prices are hitting him with a double whammy.

As damning revelations make the Iran fiasco worse for the GOP, an international relations expert explains why its economic damage is only just beginning—and why Trump is politically stuck.

As Trump seethes over soaring prices, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg discusses the good signs and the bad for his party right now, and suggests ways to maximize Democratic odds in the midterms.

As Trump’s mental decline accelerates in plain sight, the author of a piece on the tortured psychology of MAGA explains how his chief sycophants have become akin to an “end-stage cult.”

As Trump reveals new levels of corruption to the GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms, a writer on voting rights explains why Democrats must develop an aggressive long-term response.

As fresh revelations shed glaring light on Trump’s Iran miscalculations, a writer who tracks Trump’s policy failures argues that the political fallout for the GOP could be worse than anyone expects.

As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar of religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the pope—and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.

As Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself backfires for his party, a political scientist explains how his “vanity presidency” is badly alienating voters in the middle.

As Trump incoherently urges Republicans to rig the battle for the House amid cratering polls, a voting rights advocate explains how Democrats can fight fire with fire—and why that might succeed.

As the president reveals too much about his handling of Iran, a writer tracking Trump’s bungling explains how his megalomania won’t allow for any good way out of this fiasco.

As a new Republican memo issues a harsh warning about the elections, a writer who covers the Trump economy explains how the economic distress of ordinary people could prove decisive this fall.

As Trump’s efforts to jail his enemies start looking truly buffoonish, a former federal prosecutor explains why the case targeting James Comey is already looking like a spectacular flop.

As the president continues to struggle with the Iran fiasco’s global economic fallout, Paul Krugman explains how Trump has boxed himself into a corner—and why it could soon get much, much worse for him.

As Karoline Leavitt smears reporters with ugly MAGA tropes, a media observer explains why journalists won’t tell the truth about Trump’s authoritarianism—and why they should get this right to save themselves.